Venice by Mortimer Menpes read by Phil Benson | Full Audio Book

Venice by Mortimer Menpes (1855 - 1938) and Dorothy Menpes (ca. 1883 - 1973)
Genre(s): Travel & Geography

Read by: Phil Benson in English

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Arrival and First Impresssions
00:20:48 - 02 - History
00:50:10 - 03 - A Glimpse Into Bohemia
01:10:35 - 04 - Architecture
01:39:44 - 05 - St. Mark's
01:55:48 - 06 - Painters of the Renaissance
02:42:58 - 07 - Streets, Shops, and Courtyards
03:15:48 - 08 - The Islands of the Lagoon
03:46:43 - 09 - Social Ups and Downs
04:11:19 - 10 - Gondolas and Gondoliers

Following his assignment to South Africa as Black and White Magazine's war artist, Mortimer Menpes travelled extensively, becoming the artist of choice for A. & C. Black's colour guide book series. His guide to Venice, co-authored with his daughter, Dorothy Menpes, contained 75 watercolour illustrations. Menpes's text, which serves well as a guide to the art and architecture of present-day Venice, is enlivened by his enthusiasm for everything Venetian, and especially by his satirical portrait of the community of foreign artists who gather at the Panada restaurant. - Summary by Phil Benson

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